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Trudi and her father continued to house people for several months. Trudi met many wonderful people that she would never forget. She found it easy to lie to the police, but, afterward, she would shake uncontrollably because she knew all their lives were in danger.
Eva's husband, Alexander, would not talk to anybody after his wife was taken away. He kept to himself. Trudi always went to talk to him, but he would never see her or anyone else.
During this year, Matthias, one of Trudi's piano pupils, invited her to one of his recitals. She always loved listening to the piano, so she and her father were excited to go. She was irritated by the flag, the uniforms, and the anthem of the Germans that were there. They were rude and talked during the recital. During the intermission, Trudi said she would enjoy the recital without the flag and the anthem. She was overheard by one of the men, and once the playing started again, she was taken from the building and jailed for several weeks. She was only released after she told one policeman the story about being a dwarf and how she was the same as everybody else on the inside, just different on the outside. Everyone was amazed that they had let her go, but Trudi was always good at telling stories and manipulating people.
Max also came by to see Trudi again. This time she agreed to have dinner with him. She didn't want to believe that he was only drawn to her because she was different. He told her that he admired her strength. They fell for each other fast.